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Russia reserves the right to cut further the number of U.S. diplomatic staff in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, in response to what he called Washington’s “boorish” treatment of Russia’s diplomatic mission on U.S. soil.
FILE PHOTO: A sign outside the entrance to the building of the Consulate General of Russia is shown in San Francisco, California, U.S., August 31, 2017.
Speaking after U.S. officials ordered Russia to vacate diplomatic premises in several American cities, Putin said he would order the Russian foreign ministry to take legal action over alleged violations of Russia’s property rights.
“That the Americans reduced the number of our diplomatic facilities - this is their right,” Putin told a news conference in the Chinese city of Xiamen, where he was attending a summit of … [Read more...] about Putin: Russia reserves right to cut further U.S. diplomatic mission

Russia reserves the right to further cut the number of U.S. diplomatic staff in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, in response to what he called Washington's "boorish" treatment of Russia's diplomatic mission on U.S. soil.
Speaking after U.S. officials ordered Russia to vacate diplomatic premises in several U.S. cities, Putin said he would order the Russian foreign ministry to take the U.S. authorities to court over alleged violations of Russia's property rights.
"That the Americans reduced the number of our diplomatic facilities - this is their right," Putin told a news conference in the Chinese city of Xiamen, where he was attending a summit of BRICs nations.
"The only thing is that it was done in such a clearly boorish manner. That does not reflect well on our American partners. But it's difficult to conduct a dialogue with people who confuse Austria and Australia. Nothing can be done about it. Probably such is the level of political culture of a certain part … [Read more...] about Putin: Russia reserves right to further cut U.S. diplomatic mission

After the two sides’ reciprocal recriminations, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to sign a decree to suspend a treaty with the US on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium, a material used in the production of atom bombs, in response to Washington’s unfriendly acts against Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry informed the US side of the above-mentioned decision and explained that President Putin’s action aimed to ensure national security and was specifically due to the recent developments. Russia said that the US posed a threat to its strategic stability with its hostile actions towards Russia, and that Washington was incapable of meeting its commitments on disposing surplus plutonium originally intended for use in nuclear weapons under international treaties. The above decree put an end to six years of cooperation between Russia and the US on the use of plutonium. In 2010, the two countries signed an agreement calling on each side to dispose of 34 tonnes of … [Read more...] about US–Russia relations plunge amid disagreements

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin defended the results of the parliamentary elections again on Tuesday, saying a rerun was impossible.
Speaking to supporters from his All Russia Popular Front, Putin said the elections on Dec. 4 were over and Russia's new State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, already started to work last Wednesday.
"Any talk about reviewing the results of the elections are impossible, except one way, a court appeal," Putin said.
The prime minister also blasted the opposition's participation in recent mass protests against alleged election fraud, saying the opposition has neither common goals, nor intelligible programs, nor leaders "to do anything particular."
"This is why (the opposition) attempts to devalue and undermine the legitimacy of everything that happened in the elections sphere," Putin said.
He also promised that the upcoming presidential elections in March will be "transparent" and proposed to use the Internet to monitor the vote. … [Read more...] about Putin defends parliamentary elections results, rejects poll review